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Code of Civil Procedure

Article 120: Payment of fees and advance on costs

Part Three: Written Procedure › Chapter One: Bringing of the Action

(1) When bringing the action, the claimant must deposit with the court cashier's office the court fees and the amount to be determined in the schedule of advances on costs to be issued each year by the Ministry of Justice.

(2) Where it becomes apparent during the proceedings that the advance is insufficient, the court shall grant the claimant a peremptory time limit of two weeks to make up the shortfall.

(3) Added: 22/7/2020, Law No. 7251, Art. 9 The provisions of Article 324 concerning the advance for evidence determined by the court for evidence whose presentation is requested by each of the parties are reserved.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 120 · Harç ve gider avansının ödenmesi

(1) Davacı, yargılama harçları ile her yıl Adalet Bakanlığınca çıkarılacak gider avansı tarifesinde belirlenecek olan tutarı, dava açarken mahkeme veznesine yatırmak zorundadır.

(2) Avansın yeterli olmadığının dava sırasında anlaşılması hâlinde, mahkemece, bu eksikliğin tamamlanması için davacıya iki haftalık kesin süre verilir.

(3) (Ek:22/7/2020-7251/9 md.) Taraflardan her birinin ikamesini talep ettiği delil için mahkemece belirlenen delil avansına ilişkin 324 üncü madde hükümleri saklıdır.

Text as of 1 October 2026 · Official source (Turkish): mevzuat.gov.tr ↗

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